All of the bolts that came with my Rohn 65G tower had Pal nuts and I have
also seen them used on Rohn 55G tower guy brackets. I installed this
hardware just as you suggested in your post. I cannot answer your staking
question, I think that a tight galvanized bolt and nut plus a Pal nut is
unlikely to loosen.
GL
John KK9A
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Subject: [TowerTalk] Rohn EP instructions: "Stake all nuts"; what
does it mean?
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 11:12:04 -0700
The instruction sheet that came with my Rohn guy
equalizer plates states:
"Stake all nuts after assembly"
The kit of parts includes bolts, regular hex
nuts, and "PAL nuts". Assembly order is that
the regular nut goes on first, then the PAL nut
with the edge lip out. IE, the flat side of
it faces the regular nut.
Questions:
Do I torque the regular nut nice and tight with
a wrench, then install the PAL? Do I tighten
the PAL nut finger tight, or gently tighten it
just a little with a wrench. I have no experience
with these PAL nuts, but they don't look like
they would withstand much torque.
Finally:
What does "stake all nuts" refer to????
I am imagining whacking them with a hammer or
something ... but that can't be right?
Note: the Rohn drawing is dated "1964" :-)
Been licensed since 1965 and have never seen PAL nuts
before.
Rick N6RK
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